Aikman is the most unselfish Superstar QB in NFL History. He sacrificed godly numbers (His arm talent was second to none, can make every single throw on the field and then some) instead of insisting he threw the ball 30 to 50 times a game he wanted to ensure his team attained 3 Superbowl trophies, which would have been double that had Jimmy Johnson stayed, but that's beside the point. Aikman realized he had arguably the best offensive line in NFL history - which the Cowboys used to punish opposing defenses on their road to several victories. If he played in todays NFL he would easily pass for 5500+ yards and 50 TD's a season, he was that talented. This is coming from a Washington fan who sports hated him when he played.
Agreed Aikman was nice! Dude could make every single throw and he was the most accurate qb maybe of all time, Steve Young and Aaron Rodgers are the others in that conversation
First time I've read the term, "sports hated." It's very accurate and descriptive. I'll have to use it. My favorite Aikman memory was off the field. When Michael Irvin had to appear in court for cocaine possession and sexual assault (I believe). It was a low point in Irvin's life for sure (turns out the sexual assault part was fabricated). Troy came to the trial and sat in the courtroom to support his teammate. It was reported on the news and for some reason that act stuck in my mind. Good leader, good teammate, good friend.
Troy was the most underrated QB of the 90's, but he clearly forgot that the 49ers decided to put Deion on 49er killer Alvin Harper in the 1994 NFC Championship Game. John Madden spilled the beans about this move just prior to kickoff and Harper only managed to catch 1 pass for 14 yards against Sanders. Troy is correct, however, about the significance of the horrible non-call on Sanders for pass interference. If the officials made the correct call, the ball would have been placed at the 5 yard line with over 6 minutes left in a 38-28 game.
Yeah, funny that Troy mentioned that but I swore I remember the Niners actually using Deion how he said they didn't. Deion shut down Harper one on one on most plays while Eric Davis (who was also great) and the safeties swarmed Irvin. It was annoying to Cowboy fans because Irvin was one of the few guys who could do well against Deion in man coverage.
Consider it payback for that blatant no call when Irvin pushed off on Eric Davis for his 2nd td catch which cut the lead to 38-28 in the 4th. Even Madden and Summerall commented on it when they showed the replay.
Exactly right. Cowboys got off to a horrible start with turnovers - I believe they were down 21-3. But then they showed a lot of grit and started coming back. That play was clear pass interference. Deion was pulling down one of Irvin’s arms while the throw was coming near. And he still almost made the catch. No doubt in my mind if the correct call was made, it would’ve become a 38-35 game with 5 minutes left. Would the 49ers probably still win? Yes. But, it would’ve been fascinating to watch how the game unfolded in that scenario. The 94 cowboy team was far better than the 95 SB winner.
"Michael, im not throwing into triple coverage." Classic! EVERY elite WR in the league has that mentality, and i love the spirit. In basketball, living in Chicago area, i watched a lot of bulls games with the family (even though i was a Boston Celtics fan. I know, lol) but, MJ never cared if he was going to be triple teamed, with the game-winning shot on the line. He wanted the ball. We were close enough to hear the bench sometimes and could always hear MJ yelling, "just gove me the damn ball!" He would do a very good job passing the ball until his teammates started missing shots, then it was like, screw it, i'll do it myself, lmao!!
If I remember right, didn't the 49ers do exactly what Troy described in the NFC title game? Deion was on Alvin Harper as Pat Summerall called the game in the beginning.
UCLA v USC for those who remember: Bruins had scored early and often!!!! in one of Troy's two games. Right before half time the sc QB threw an INT when they were in the Bruin red zone and the Bruin DB had a clear path to a TD !!! which would have sealed the win - even tho it was just the play before half-time. Bruin DB ran it back but the sc QB was in hot pursuit and finally caught the Bruin and tackled him before he crossed the goal-line. Amazing chase down, unbelievable but true. That was the play that turned it all for sc going into the 2nd half.
The thing that people forget about that game is that Young and Rice had as perfect a TD you can get right before half. Young threw a bomb-laser in the corner that Rice caught with the DB all over him. That was the difference in the game.
Fight On !!! Diehard Trojan here..great knterview Aikman was one of the greats..SC plsyed lights out in both of those gskes ( Rodney Peete)..those were formidable bruin teama on both sides of the ball...great memories watching those .the int Chris Hale made in the second gake 1988;aikman probably would like bsck..5 foot 7 Hale jumped about 8 feet in the air to snatch that one ..a lil indertheown lob in the endzobe I recall...was a deflater for Ucla i recall Aikman is a clsss act on every lebel ...hatacoff to him
and in true Cowboy fan fashion, in the 90s the home team fans here in Dallas were talking all kinds of mess about Troy. They even said he had sugar in his tank. smh
The Niners played it safe once they got the lead in that game by however many it was. They were up pretty good. Not sure that catch would've actually changed anything. It was the Niners day and year with Dion to help stop the elite Cowboys in 94. As for Irvin, not sure why he doesn't get mentioned as one of the greats ever. The guy was as good as any I've seen except for Moss maybe. Damn I hated him!
They did do that in the 94 NFC Championship!! Deion covered Irvin in the regular season matchup and every one was expecting the same and he covered Harper and they doubled Irvin!! Too many concussions, Troy
I specifically remember the Niners putting Deion on Harper in a championship game and then doubling Irvin. They talked about how Dallas had gameplanned to utilize Harper but this defensive tactic threw them for a loop. Theres no way I could have made that up and here’s Aikman saying the Niners never did that.
They played zone coverage against Irvin. And Deion went solo against Harper. Funny thing is, the Niners had been using that same strategy with their secondary the entire season. This was nothing new. So I'm not sure how this could've thrown Dallas for a loop.
@@drestathagangsta8880 what I don’t understand is Aikman specifically mentioning in this video that “if the Niners had only done that, which they never did…” I don’t get it. I literally watched them do this to the Cowboys and suddenly I’m in the Mendela Effect
How can Deion be the best CB? Sure he is the best cover guy, but a CB has to come up on run support, and no one thinks he was a great tackler or great hitter. There were no RB afraid of Deion. So if Deion is no.1 on pass coverage, but no.157 at stopping the run, how can he be no.1 overall?
I think those hits got troy brain messed up because deion was on harper inthe nfc championship most of the game until the fourth quarter irvin caught almost all those passes on davis he had like two on deion go watch game if you dont believe
Michael Irvin caught 2 balls for short gains on Deion. Prime was on Alvin Harper. Troy I guess is to far removed from the game, but I just looked at Irvin's highlights on youtube.
Always admired Troy, not just a HOF QB but also a tell it like it is guy. Surprised they still let him broadcast in this "cancel culture" everything's offensive world we live in.
Aikman was great for his era. He played in a time when you could mug a receiver and not get a penalty. Also, the NFL was a run first league and they had Emmitt Smith. He was the first QB that had a 60% completion percentage on a consistent basis. He was really good. @@TempeSoldier123
Last I checked, only 3 QB's in NFL history has more SB rings than Troy. Since that's the ultimate goal for each team every year well..............sometimes great isn't necessary when being "good" enough will do!!!!
@@rthominc is he the reason they won those rings? Also TEAM success has nothing to do with going into the HOF, which is for individual success at your position. Using your logic Jason Garret and Alvin Harper should be in the hall of fame because he has a ring and Dan Marino should be in.
@@MrFree2BeMe1 was just going to say that. But I still think Irvine would've gotten his fare share on him. Likely less, but then that mean Harper would've gotten more on his side and it would've opened up the playbook for the Cowboys. Today's schemes move the receivers around so much, it would be tough for Deion to stay in press 90% of the game like he did back then especially with all the 4 and 5 receiver sets used.
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The Aikman interviews are always good
Troy Aikman is the perfect example of privilege white man guilt. This guy apologizes more than a bad waiter messing up your order.
Aikman is the most unselfish Superstar QB in NFL History. He sacrificed godly numbers (His arm talent was second to none, can make every single throw on the field and then some) instead of insisting he threw the ball 30 to 50 times a game he wanted to ensure his team attained 3 Superbowl trophies, which would have been double that had Jimmy Johnson stayed, but that's beside the point. Aikman realized he had arguably the best offensive line in NFL history - which the Cowboys used to punish opposing defenses on their road to several victories. If he played in todays NFL he would easily pass for 5500+ yards and 50 TD's a season, he was that talented. This is coming from a Washington fan who sports hated him when he played.
You are telling the truth
I totally cucur! Love this guy!😊
Agreed Aikman was nice! Dude could make every single throw and he was the most accurate qb maybe of all time, Steve Young and Aaron Rodgers are the others in that conversation
First time I've read the term, "sports hated." It's very accurate and descriptive. I'll have to use it. My favorite Aikman memory was off the field. When Michael Irvin had to appear in court for cocaine possession and sexual assault (I believe). It was a low point in Irvin's life for sure (turns out the sexual assault part was fabricated). Troy came to the trial and sat in the courtroom to support his teammate. It was reported on the news and for some reason that act stuck in my mind. Good leader, good teammate, good friend.
Troy Aikman is the perfect example of privilege white man guilt. This guy apologizes more than a bad waiter messing up your order.
Troy was the most underrated QB of the 90's, but he clearly forgot that the 49ers decided to put Deion on 49er killer Alvin Harper in the 1994 NFC Championship Game. John Madden spilled the beans about this move just prior to kickoff and Harper only managed to catch 1 pass for 14 yards against Sanders. Troy is correct, however, about the significance of the horrible non-call on Sanders for pass interference. If the officials made the correct call, the ball would have been placed at the 5 yard line with over 6 minutes left in a 38-28 game.
Barry Switzer rightly went bezerk and got a 15 yard penalty
I agree 💯!! He doesn't get his jus due
Yeah, funny that Troy mentioned that but I swore I remember the Niners actually using Deion how he said they didn't. Deion shut down Harper one on one on most plays while Eric Davis (who was also great) and the safeties swarmed Irvin. It was annoying to Cowboy fans because Irvin was one of the few guys who could do well against Deion in man coverage.
Consider it payback for that blatant no call when Irvin pushed off on Eric Davis for his 2nd td catch which cut the lead to 38-28 in the 4th. Even Madden and Summerall commented on it when they showed the replay.
Exactly right.
Cowboys got off to a horrible start with turnovers - I believe they were down 21-3. But then they showed a lot of grit and started coming back. That play was clear pass interference. Deion was pulling down one of Irvin’s arms while the throw was coming near. And he still almost made the catch.
No doubt in my mind if the correct call was made, it would’ve become a 38-35 game with 5 minutes left. Would the 49ers probably still win? Yes. But, it would’ve been fascinating to watch how the game unfolded in that scenario.
The 94 cowboy team was far better than the 95 SB winner.
"Michael, im not throwing into triple coverage." Classic! EVERY elite WR in the league has that mentality, and i love the spirit.
In basketball, living in Chicago area, i watched a lot of bulls games with the family (even though i was a Boston Celtics fan. I know, lol) but, MJ never cared if he was going to be triple teamed, with the game-winning shot on the line. He wanted the ball. We were close enough to hear the bench sometimes and could always hear MJ yelling, "just gove me the damn ball!" He would do a very good job passing the ball until his teammates started missing shots, then it was like, screw it, i'll do it myself, lmao!!
Aikman sure do give good interviews!
Need to go back and watch that NFC title game - what a matchup
JUST THROW IT UP ROY ! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Troy Aikman is the perfect example of privilege white man guilt. This guy apologizes more than a bad waiter messing up your order.
The lack of a call on that play I knew I would reflect on for years. In a way, the Dez non-catch will have the same legs.
That Dez "NO CATCH" was incorrect... Definitely a CATCH... And I'm a PACKERS fan... But I'll accept it. 😂
@@divinityjudge1920At least you’re honest. Thank you.
Troy Aikman is the perfect example of privilege white man guilt. This guy apologizes more than a bad waiter messing up your order.
Troy Aikman knows that 15 yard penalty on Barry Switzer cost the Cowboys the 1994 NFC championship game.
If I remember right, didn't the 49ers do exactly what Troy described in the NFC title game? Deion was on Alvin Harper as Pat Summerall called the game in the beginning.
Yes they did 🤣🤣
That’s exactly what they did Deion covered Harper in that game
@@ironmike5812 in his defense, he did take lots of shots to head 😄
Troy Aikman is the perfect example of privilege white man guilt. This guy apologizes more than a bad waiter messing up your order.
CHAMPION!
Troy Aikman is the perfect example of privilege white man guilt. This guy apologizes more than a bad waiter messing up your order.
UCLA v USC for those who remember: Bruins had scored early and often!!!! in one of Troy's two games. Right before half time the sc QB threw an INT when they were in the Bruin red zone and the Bruin DB had a clear path to a TD !!! which would have sealed the win - even tho it was just the play before half-time. Bruin DB ran it back but the sc QB was in hot pursuit and finally caught the Bruin and tackled him before he crossed the goal-line. Amazing chase down, unbelievable but true. That was the play that turned it all for sc going into the 2nd half.
That’s a GREAT QUESTION!!
That was pass interference that wasn’t called. Deion and Mike still disagree about that, lol!
Troy Aikman is the perfect example of privilege white man guilt. This guy apologizes more than a bad waiter messing up your order.
Thank you for pointing that out.
The thing that people forget about that game is that Young and Rice had as perfect a TD you can get right before half. Young threw a bomb-laser in the corner that Rice caught with the DB all over him. That was the difference in the game.
Fight On !!! Diehard Trojan here..great knterview Aikman was one of the greats..SC plsyed lights out in both of those gskes ( Rodney Peete)..those were formidable bruin teama on both sides of the ball...great memories watching those
.the int Chris Hale made in the second gake 1988;aikman probably would like bsck..5 foot 7 Hale jumped about 8 feet in the air to snatch that one ..a lil indertheown lob in the endzobe I recall...was a deflater for Ucla i recall
Aikman is a clsss act on every lebel ...hatacoff to him
Troy Aikman is the perfect example of privilege white man guilt. This guy apologizes more than a bad waiter messing up your order.
Deion literally lined up on Harper for most of the game vs cowboys
Troy Aikman is the perfect example of privilege white man guilt. This guy apologizes more than a bad waiter messing up your order.
DEION!!
Day to day QB numbers aren't everything. It's the guy who walks away with the trophy. Troy is a Champion.
and in true Cowboy fan fashion, in the 90s the home team fans here in Dallas were talking all kinds of mess about Troy. They even said he had sugar in his tank. smh
Lol. I think skip bayless started that rumor in Dallas 😂😂😂😂
Troy Aikman is the perfect example of privilege white man guilt. This guy apologizes more than a bad waiter messing up your order.
The Niners played it safe once they got the lead in that game by however many it was. They were up pretty good. Not sure that catch would've actually changed anything. It was the Niners day and year with Dion to help stop the elite Cowboys in 94. As for Irvin, not sure why he doesn't get mentioned as one of the greats ever. The guy was as good as any I've seen except for Moss maybe. Damn I hated him!
Troy Aikman is the perfect example of privilege white man guilt. This guy apologizes more than a bad waiter messing up your order.
Irving said throw it in triple coverage 😂😂😂😂
Troy Aikman is the perfect example of privilege white man guilt. This guy apologizes more than a bad waiter messing up your order.
They did do that in the 94 NFC Championship!! Deion covered Irvin in the regular season matchup and every one was expecting the same and he covered Harper and they doubled Irvin!!
Too many concussions, Troy
Troy Aikman is the perfect example of privilege white man guilt. This guy apologizes more than a bad waiter messing up your order.
Just give me a chance with 3 DBs covering me😂
Troy Aikman is the perfect example of privilege white man guilt. This guy apologizes more than a bad waiter messing up your order.
I agree with Troy. If that call is called at PI, the Cowboys likely win that game. The 1994 NFC Championship Game.
I remember that play! Easily could’ve been a flag on Deion but good no-call in a classic game
It should’ve been called.
Do you know football? That was a horrible no-call. This coming from a Giants fan.
Troy Aikman is the perfect example of privilege white man guilt. This guy apologizes more than a bad waiter messing up your order.
When Mike played, never liked Mike Irvin cuz he was too cocky.
But I never knew how hard he worked in the practice field.
He never quit.
Troy Aikman is the perfect example of privilege white man guilt. This guy apologizes more than a bad waiter messing up your order.
I specifically remember the Niners putting Deion on Harper in a championship game and then doubling Irvin. They talked about how Dallas had gameplanned to utilize Harper but this defensive tactic threw them for a loop. Theres no way I could have made that up and here’s Aikman saying the Niners never did that.
They played zone coverage against Irvin. And Deion went solo against Harper. Funny thing is, the Niners had been using that same strategy with their secondary the entire season. This was nothing new. So I'm not sure how this could've thrown Dallas for a loop.
@@drestathagangsta8880 what I don’t understand is Aikman specifically mentioning in this video that “if the Niners had only done that, which they never did…” I don’t get it. I literally watched them do this to the Cowboys and suddenly I’m in the Mendela Effect
Prime time
Deion covered Harper to start the game. He covered Irvin mostly in the 2nd half.
now thats a question.
How can Deion be the best CB? Sure he is the best cover guy, but a CB has to come up on run support, and no one thinks he was a great tackler or great hitter. There were no RB afraid of Deion. So if Deion is no.1 on pass coverage, but no.157 at stopping the run, how can he be no.1 overall?
Exactly. The guy was allergic to contact
I think those hits got troy brain messed up because deion was on harper inthe nfc championship most of the game until the fourth quarter irvin caught almost all those passes on davis he had like two on deion go watch game if you dont believe
Imagine if Michael Irvin took care of himself the way Jerry Rice did
Troy Aikman is the perfect example of privilege white man guilt. This guy apologizes more than a bad waiter messing up your order.
Dallas lost by 10. Barry bumped the ref too
Bozo Switzer made the grave error of bumping that ref, Jimmy wouldn’t have pulled a stupid like that. They really missed Jimmy’s leadership in 94-96
@@petemartinez9971if Jimmy doesn’t leave there would have been atleast one more Super Bowl
@@CPAJayhawkAgreed! Like the Steelers of the '70s and the 49ers of the '80s, the 'Boys would have won four Lombardi trophies in that decade.
@@CPAJayhawk If jimmy doesnt leave, they do 4 straight. They were better in 94 than in 95 when they won the super bowl. Discipline wins championships.
Troy Aikman is the perfect example of privilege white man guilt. This guy apologizes more than a bad waiter messing up your order.
False- Deion started off by guarding Alvin Harper
Troy Aikman is the perfect example of privilege white man guilt. This guy apologizes more than a bad waiter messing up your order.
I've seen or heard of many big time QB's being a jerk off the field at one time or another. Not the case with Troy
Irvin 190 yards was on Eric Davis the other CB not Deion 😂😂Deion had Irvin on Lock, and a INT, people believe everything without doing their research.
Reaserch? We watched the game idiot, Irv ate PT lunch that day, go back to sleep.
Irvin caught passes on Deion as well that game.
Troy Aikman is the perfect example of privilege white man guilt. This guy apologizes more than a bad waiter messing up your order.
Dan Patrick is an Oregonian
Troy Aikman is the perfect example of privilege white man guilt. This guy apologizes more than a bad waiter messing up your order.
Michael Irvin caught 2 balls for short gains on Deion. Prime was on Alvin Harper. Troy I guess is to far removed from the game, but I just looked at Irvin's highlights on youtube.
Troy Aikman is the perfect example of privilege white man guilt. This guy apologizes more than a bad waiter messing up your order.
I thought Troy said Aeneas Williams was the best.
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aikman threw three ints!!!!!
Always admired Troy, not just a HOF QB but also a tell it like it is guy. Surprised they still let him broadcast in this "cancel culture" everything's offensive world we live in.
Troy Aikman is the perfect example of privilege white man guilt. This guy apologizes more than a bad waiter messing up your order.
LMAO
I know why they called him “Roy”!
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I hate politically correct responses.
"JACK TATUM . . deion . . .WAS NOT!"
😂...you atleast 80 years old!
Aikman does not belong in the HOF. He was good, not great.
@@larryparish6846 ok. That still doesn’t change the fact that Aikman is not one of the greatest QBs to ever play.
Aikman was great for his era. He played in a time when you could mug a receiver and not get a penalty. Also, the NFL was a run first league and they had Emmitt Smith. He was the first QB that had a 60% completion percentage on a consistent basis. He was really good. @@TempeSoldier123
Last I checked, only 3 QB's in NFL history has more SB rings than Troy. Since that's the ultimate goal for each team every year well..............sometimes great isn't necessary when being "good" enough will do!!!!
@@rthominc is he the reason they won those rings? Also TEAM success has nothing to do with going into the HOF, which is for individual success at your position.
Using your logic Jason Garret and Alvin Harper should be in the hall of fame because he has a ring and Dan Marino should be in.
@@TempeSoldier123 He was a Super Bowl MVP . That kinda says it all . Stop the Hating its not a good look
Irvin rip Deion for 190 yds & 12 catches in that game
Had it not been for the no call on the pi cowboys wouldve won 3 str8 bowls
Most of those catches were against Eric Davis, not Deion. Deion was covering Harper most of the game
Watch the game on youtube, Irvin did all that on Eric Davis not Deion 😂😂
@@MrFree2BeMe1 thats 🧢 I saw the game live & they should’ve call a pi on deion
@@MrFree2BeMe1 was just going to say that. But I still think Irvine would've gotten his fare share on him. Likely less, but then that mean Harper would've gotten more on his side and it would've opened up the playbook for the Cowboys.
Today's schemes move the receivers around so much, it would be tough for Deion to stay in press 90% of the game like he did back then especially with all the 4 and 5 receiver sets used.